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| Egypt arrests Canadian student in Sinai |
| 2012-08-09 |
AFP - Egyptian police have nabbedDrop the gat, Rocky, or you're a dead 'un! a Canadian student in Sinai on suspicion of involvement in an ambush that killed 16 soldiers, security officials said on Wednesday. The said the man, identified as David Edward, was in possession of an Egyptian identification card belonging to someone else and had taken pictures of armoured personnel vehicles. A Canadian embassy official said he could not confirm or deny the arrest, due to privacy reasons. The Egyptian police didn't seem to have any privacy concerns... The officials said Edward entered the country on Sunday, the day cut-throats killed the soldiers in an ambush, and was a student at a Canadian university. Egyptian troops and police are conducting a sweeping crackdown on Islamist cut-throats who targeted the soldiers. Egyptian security can be suspicious of foreigners and has nabbed Drop the gat, Rocky, or you're a dead 'un! several over the past year on suspicion of spying or involvement in unrest, eventually releasing them. 'David' had a phony ID card and pics. He's not going to be released soon... |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #5 "Choose poorly, and visit Egypt" isn't the best tourist slogan in the world. Just sayin'. |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2012-08-09 17:40 |
| #4 Well ... whether he's a jerk or a wannabe terrorist ... he has now volunteered for a private tour of Egypt's jails and interrogation system. I'm guessing that's somewhat less enjoyable than going to a rock concert in Toronto or Vancouver. Some young fellows make poor choices. :-( |
| Posted by: Raider 2012-08-09 15:26 |
| #3 Or just an innocent jerk. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2012-08-09 14:33 |
| #2 Â David Edward is a rather unusual name for an expat Gazook. It could be the English version of Daoud al Wadi, Glenmore. Or he's just a good Canadian lad overexcited by new ideas he learnt at college. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2012-08-09 09:34 |
| #1 David Edward is a rather unusual name for an expat Gazook. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2012-08-09 08:10 |